Mark Twain'S Favorite Mince Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. margarine
1 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 c. brandy
1/4 c. heavy cream
1 (9 oz.) pkg. mincemeat, crumbled
2 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Combine brandy and cream.
Add flour mixture, alternating with brandy mixture.
In a small bowl combine crumbled mincemeat and 2 tablespoons flour. Mix until mincemeat is well separated.
Fold into batter.
Spoon batter into a greased 9-inch tube pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto wax paper.
It is said this cake is good sliced and toasted and served with coffee.